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petrography
noun[ U ]
geology specializeduk /pəˈtrɒɡ.rə.fi/ us /pəˈtrɑː.ɡrə.fi/
the scientific study of the different types of rock:
The book includes chapters on rock chemistry and petrography.
The laboratory provides specialist services in the fields of palaeontology and petrography.
the typical features of a particular type of rock :
The petrography of the rocks is summarized in Table 3.2.
These two types of rock differ with regard to their petrography.
She works in the Department of Mineralogy and Petrography at the Natural History Museum.
Petrography usually involves looking at thin slices of rock under a microscope.
There are two different types of the stone, which differ in terms of petrography and geochemistry.
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carboniferous
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geologically
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henge
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petrographic
petrographically
petrological
petrologically
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